Record Details
Marcus Bridge Foundation Torpedoed
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Marcus Bridge Foundation Torpedoed |
| Description | Twelve hundred pounds of powder were used to blast one of the Marcus bridge piers loose from its foundation. The water spout is about 40 feet high from the water level. Most of the powder in this shot was about 35 feet below the water surface. Twelve hundred pounds of powder were used to blast one of the Marcus bridge piers loose from its foundation. The water spout is about 40 feet high from the water level. Most of the powder in this shot was about 35 feet below the water surface. |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Explosives--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.); Railroad bridges--Columbia River |
| Coverage | Explosions; Torpedoes United States--Washington (State)--Stevens County |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | cg040b07v10p300.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,4930 |
| Date | 4/3/1942 2010 |
| Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm |
| Source | Columbia Basin Project History (Vol. X, Page 300)-Cage 40, Box 07 of the Frank Arthur Banks Papers, 1913-1957: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/cg40.htm |
| Rights | To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/policies.htm; or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. |
| Format | Original photographic prints scanned at 24 bit color, with 4000 pixels by the long side, for master TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. Prints were then batch translated into JPEG files. These JPEGs were then added to the CONTENTdm database at WSU Libraries. |
| Language | English |
